STEPHENS COLLEGE INTRODUCED A "HOUSE PLAN" IN THE FALL OF 1960 AS AN EXPERIMENT IN USE OF THE RESIDENCE HALL AS A CENTER FOR BOTH LIVING AND LEARNING. RESIDENT COUNSELORS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WORK WITH THE STUDENTS IN ANY ONE HOUSE, INSTRUCTING THEM IN A COMMON BODY OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AND HELPING THEM WORK OUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL…

This bulletin describes a project that identifies factors influencing qualified subject teachers' self-perceived satisfaction and professional self-realization to make improvements in the school of education training system. Two instruments were used in this study: a test called "Teachers Today" and a questionnaire. The test, based on teachers'…

The issues of collective bargaining as they are being discussed and debated at the University of California-Berkeley are presented. The paper is divided into 5 sections, the first being a discussion of the legal framework within which the debate is presently being conducted. This section also includes a detailed discussion of proposed changes in…

This study obtained a general picture of the preparation, certification, experience, and positions of teachers in Newfoundland and obtained other factual information relating to the nature of its teaching force. The report states that during the fall term 1971, a 59-item questionnaire was returned by 80 percent of the teachers employed in the…

Describes the results of a questionnaire survey of English department heads regarding teaching load and teaching conditions. (DD)

Several teaching conditions were employed with weekly testing or midterm-final testing used in each. Academic performance of students was found to differ significantly as a function of both teaching conditions and testing methods. Post-course student evaluation was significantly different as a function of the two schedules. (Author/DEP)

Outlines the package of special incentives the teacher recruitment program in Prince George County (MD) Schools was able to develop with the assistance of the Advisory Council for Business and Industry in the county. (MD)

Two studies were conducted to investigate the degree to which occupational stress among teachers could be attributed to personal characteristics of the individuals themselves. The first study developed dispositional stress scales. The second examined correlations between these scales, occupational stress scales, and teachers' attitudes toward…

Surveys several philosophies and methods available to teachers for combating discipline problems. Summarizes types of disciplinary problems and explores reasons for teacher confusion and frustration when choosing a classroom management technique. (LFL)

Thirty-five teachers were interviewed and 100 surveyed by questionnaire to examine their views of the teaching career and its setting and to define a framework from which to view the problem of occupational fatigue and effects of intervention. Alienation theory seems to provide such a framework. (Author/MT)

Considers the potential detrimental effects on classroom teaching of programs that pull individual students out of the classroom for specialized instruction or activities. Suggests alternative means for meeting student and teacher needs within the classroom. (PGD)

The difficulties associated with enhancing teacher quality and teacher development are explored. Reform must begin with identification of school conditions that must be changed to enable teacher growth and delineation of goals that incentive systems are structured to achieve. (DF)

This paper utilizes individual institutional level data upon which the published American Association of University Professors (AAUP) salary survey results are based to compute continuation rates for associate professors during the 1996-97 and 2001-02 period. It summarizes the levels of continuation rates, by institutional category and…

This fastback addresses the issue of stress by providing teachers with a resource guide that defines stress; normalizes the origins of teacher stress; provides a model for achieving personal wellness through life balance; and provides tools for reducing the effects of stress. Learning healthy habits can help teachers cope with the demands of their…

This booklet discusses how to develop successful substitute teachers, explaining that most substitutes do not receive the respect necessary to be effective. School districts must take such steps as adopting fair substitute hiring practices, allowing for the regular placement of substitutes in the same school over the year, and including…